Konstantinos Alexandris Polomarkakis
@KAlexandrisP
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Professor @RHUL_Law | PhD @BristolUniLaw | EU (Social) Law, Labour & Non-Discrimination Law, Judicial Decision-Making #sociolegal Views my own
Joined December 2015
Deadline extended for the recruitment of our research team to work on the UKRI-funded project on remedies in comparative labour law @law_uom, @OfficialUoM. Four post-doc positions available: France: https://t.co/CkTBNWaliy Greece:
jobs.manchester.ac.uk
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Pleased to share the publication of my latest #OpenAccess article in the Industrial Law Journal. The article discusses the deficiencies in the protection of the labour rights enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU. https://t.co/QjHgrlXgG8
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Today we held a great launch event for our research on visa regimes, redress and exploitation of migrant care and agricultural workers. We heard summaries of the research findings, background and ongoing campaigns, and had super engaged questions from workers and other attendees
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Job Opportunities: Come & join our dynamic multi-disciplinary department of Law & Criminology @RoyalHolloway Professor of Law x 2 - https://t.co/0JbAHKVATR Lecturer in Law - https://t.co/oqMv7bB0DC Please contact @ProfRaviBarn Head of Department for a discussion via email
jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk
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This Sunday in London: launch event for our research on UK agriculture and care visas: worker exploitation and obstacles to redress https://t.co/HliLnpt7KX Lunch at 1pm and speakers inc workers and the NGO and academic teams from 2pm. Register for free: https://t.co/TO00ZDHjrZ
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Join us on Sunday 12 May for a community launch event for our recent report on migrant care and agricultural workers at Pelican House, Bethnal Green - with food from 1pm and speakers and discussion from 2pm https://t.co/2gJ1dGzPtg ICYMI, report here: https://t.co/HliLnpt7KX
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Visas created hastily to solve labour shortages as a result of Brexit have put workers at greater risk of modern slavery and exploitation - great to see this coverage of our research on care and agricultural workers by @emilydugan
theguardian.com
Exclusive: Visas created hastily to solve labour shortages expose people to ‘hyper-precarity’ and exploitation
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We are proud to jointly release this collaborative report, shining a light on how the UK’s immigration and visa rules fuel exploitation and precarity among migrant care and farm workers 🧵 https://t.co/ldtUNInYKv
modernslaverypec.org
Research report into UK agriculture and care visas and vulnerability to exploitation.
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Published today: our new joint report with NGO and academic partners (details in next tweet) about how restrictive visa schemes and inadequate labour enforcement are fuelling exploitation and precarity among migrant care and agricultural workers https://t.co/g2t0xrHzTi
modernslaverypec.org
Research report into UK agriculture and care visas and vulnerability to exploitation.
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A big thanks to @AnnaWallerman for putting together this special issue with excellent contributions on different aspects of the Court as a relational actor!
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Great to see this published! My article on the CJEU as a legal field is now out @EuropeanLawOpen. It discusses the potential of the Bourdieusian concept for the study of the Court and applies it to sketch out the key constellations of the Court’s action. -
cambridge.org
The Court of Justice of the European Union as a legal field - Volume 2 Issue 2
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Looking forward to @LabourLawRN conference starting this afternoon. On Tuesday at 11am in room 1.4 we'll be discussing our project on migrant care and agricultural workers and how immigration rules and labour policies create preconditions for exploitation and trafficking #LLRN6
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1/ Yesterday there was a fascinating session of the @HLHorticulture committee looking at exploitation on the UK's seasonal worker visa scheme. There were some shocking revelations, which you probably missed because it got ZERO press coverage. So here is a 🧵 with some highlights.
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We're looking for law students in England&Wales (LLB, LPC, PGDL, LLM) who want to become solicitors to complete a survey on legal education (links below). Eligible participants get a £5 voucher. Please consider taking if you're eligible, or retweeting if you know people who are.
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NEW: Imagine living with five people in a caravan that's smaller than a one-bedroom flat & together paying up to £2000 a month in rent. That's how migrant farm workers live in the UK. In the worst cases in freezing cold, mouldy & mice-infested caravans.🧵 https://t.co/Hhc5H9VhBI
thebureauinvestigates.com
Forced to share beds and live in freezing caravans with leaking ceilings, all while paying more per square foot than for a flat in London – migrant farm…
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Are there European standards on the right to strike? Yes. Do those European standards support the introduction of minimum service levels in the UK? No. New SSRN working paper here addressing these two questions, and the misuse of comparative argument - https://t.co/SuI5BWnkN7
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Following on from our investigation, NGOs & academics have today written to the government demanding an overhaul of the seasonal worker visa scheme, including the creation of an independent agency to enforce seasonal workers' employment rights. More👇 https://t.co/3cqUAlB35e
"The way they work people, I wouldn't even do to my worst enemy" Government visa scheme leaves migrant workers open to exploitation on UK farms, a new investigation by @Mellino & @rudrapang finds. https://t.co/1I2qeSJqa8
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We welcome the investigation into the UK's agricultural Seasonal Worker visa scheme by @Mellino Shocking to see that despite years of concerns regarding risks for workers on the scheme, workers continue to report exploitation & a lack of redress
thebureauinvestigates.com
Migrants on the UK’s rapidly expanding farmworker visa scheme face systematic bullying, abuse and growing debt
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CELS hybrid webinar on February 8, 1:30-2:30 (Building One/Syndicate Room C) will host prof. Phil Syrpis (University of Bristol @syrpis) presenting on 'The EU rule of law crisis and the effective enforcement of EU law'. Join us in person or on Zoom ( https://t.co/1ux7lPycCT).
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Our Workshop ‘Understanding #EU legal integration/disintegration’ just started online & in person at @CityLawSchool w/ welcomes from co-hosts @faheye @MonnetIn @CityLaw_ISEL,@Zahn_RL @lawstrath,@TerpanFabien @SciencesPo38 & keynote speech by @MikMadiCourts @iCourts_jur
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